Definitions for sides

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sides side

Spelling: [sahyd]

IPA: /saɪd/

Sides is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 45 anagrams from letters in sides (deiss).

Definitions for sides

noun

1. one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
2. either of the two broad surfaces of a thin, flat object, as a door, a piece of paper, etc.
3. one of the lateral surfaces of an object, as opposed to the front, back, top, and bottom.
4. either of the two lateral parts or areas of a thing:
5. either lateral half of the body, especially of the trunk, of a human or animal.
6. the dressed, lengthwise half of an animal's body, as of beef or pork, used for food.
7. an aspect or phase, especially as contrasted with another aspect or phase:
8. region, direction, or position with reference to a central line, space, or point:
9. a slope, as of a hill.
10. one of two or more contesting teams, groups, parties, etc.:
11. the position, course, or part of a person or group opposing another:
12. line of descent through either the father or the mother:
13. the space immediately adjacent to something or someone indicated:
14. Informal. a side dish, as in a restaurant:
15. Usually, sides. Theater. pages of a script containing only the lines and cues of a specific role to be learned by a performer. the lines of the role.
16. Nautical. the hull portion that is normally out of the water, located between the stem and stern to port or starboard.
17. Billiards. English (def 8).
18. either of the two surfaces of a phonograph record or the two tracks on a audiotape. Slang. a phonograph record.
19. Chiefly British Slang. affected manner; pretension; assumed haughtiness: impudence; gall:

Idioms

1. on the side, Informal. separate from the main issue or point of interest. in addition to one's regular, or known work, interest, relationships, etc.: as a side dish:
2. on the adjective side, rather more than less; tending toward (the quality or condition specified):
3. side by side, next to one another; together. closely associated or related; in proximity:
4. take sides, to give one's support to one person or group in a dispute; be partial to one side:
5. the far side, the farther or opposite side:

adjective

1. being at or on one side:
2. coming from one side.
3. directed toward one side:
4. subordinate or incidental:

Verb phrases

1. side with/against, to favor or support or refuse to support one group, opinion, etc., against opposition; take sides, as in a dispute:

Origin of sides

before 900; Middle English; Old English sīde (noun); cognate with Dutch zijde, German Seite, Old Norse sītha

Examples for sides

She disliked to "take sides," and always avoided it whenever possible.

He must not take sides; that is, he must not help either of the herds to beat the other.

If he must take sides, which side would fill his pockets the fuller?

It was already time for men to take sides, it began to be said.

My own opinion is that he remained reticent and refused to take sides.

Daily Beast fashion editor Isabel Wilkinson and culture writer/editor Marlow Stern take sides.

Barring flagrantly inappropriate behavior or outright neglect or abuse, I cannot and will not take sides in this kind of conflict.

He said the United States did not take sides but had to deal with the elected legitimate government in place.

Similarly, the breastfeeding wars have forced mothers to take sides in what is often a moral rather than scientific debate.

All writers, celebrities, and citizens with a Twitter account, we must take sides.